UK FRIENDS OF THE MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1125777 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity raises funds by donations received from supporters. The Charity will use the funds raised to promote such charitable purposes and causes in the Islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may determine.

Objects

TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND CAUSES UNDERTAKEN IN THE ISLANDS OF ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£218k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £905,163 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £388,148. The Trustees consider these free reserves to be adequate in light of their policy to cover running costs, existing grant commitments, and potential fundraising downturns for one year each. They confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Gift in kind from connected entity
“The Administration Director at The Mustique Company provides support for the UK Friends, which is paid for as a gift in kind, equalling £18,787 (year to 31 July 2024 - £26,048).” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UK Friends of the Mustique Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£695k
Total spending
£70k
Reserves (reported)
£372k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~64.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Saint Vincent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£218k£125k
31/07/2024£695k£70k
31/07/2023£184k£56k
31/07/2022£67k£1.5m
31/07/2021£1.3m£279k

Common questions

Is UK FRIENDS OF THE MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £905,163 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £388,148. The Trustees consider these free reserves to be adequate in light of their policy to cover running costs, existing grant commitments, and potential fundraising downturns for one year each. They confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UK FRIENDS OF THE MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UK FRIENDS OF THE MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUST, Howden Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£438kDonations and grants payable in furtherance of objects
Howden FoundationFY2024£21kEmergency appeal (Hurricane Beryl)
Howden FoundationFY2025amount not stated

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUTUAL TRUST GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UK FRIENDS OF THE MUSTIQUE CHARITABLE TRUST£218k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUTUAL TRUST GROUP FY2025£393k—0unclear—no doubt
MPM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£440k—0above—no doubt
UK FUND FOR CHARITIES FY2025£4.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SIR FRANCIS PEMBERTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£39k—0above—no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.